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1902
  
Pittsburgh Stars

Name
  
Harry McChesney


Role
  
American football player

Positions
  
Halfback

Harry McChesney

Date of birth
  
(1880-06-01)June 1, 1880

Place of birth
  
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Date of death
  
August 11, 1960(1960-08-11) (aged 80)

Place of death
  
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

1901
  
Pittsburgh Athletic Club

Died
  
August 11, 1960, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Harry Vincent McChesney (June 1, 1880 – August 11, 1960), nicknamed "Pud", was a professional American football player, as well as a professional baseball player. He played 22 games in the majors in 1904 for the Chicago Cubs. The rest of his 12-year career was spent in the minors, where he played in the Western League, the American Association, the New York State League and the Texas League.

Prior to his professional baseball career, McChesney played for the Pittsburgh Stars of the first National Football League as well as the Massillon Tigers of the Ohio League and the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. He was considered one of the best punters of his era.

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